Linux is rubbish when RAM runs low

A developer has pointed out what many people have been complaining about for some time: Linux is terrible when memory runs low. Writing in a message to the Linux kernel mailing list, developer Artem S Tashkinov says that the problem has been "bugging people for many years" and is still present in version 5.2.6 of the Linux kernel. He says that non-technically minded users could be prompted to ditch Linux-based OSes if they encounter the issue which he points out is "is reproducible in less than a few minutes under the latest and greatest kernel". See also: NordVPN brings WireGuard-based… [Continue Reading]